Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, Watch 5 get ECG, blood pressure features in India

Samsung has finally made the Samsung Health Monitor app available in India (via @YashRathoreX). With this release, all the smartwatches from the company that feature blood pressure measurement and ECG on a hardware level should get the feature activated soon. The Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5 are among the first smartwatches from Samsung to have received that ability with the new software update.

Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series get blood pressure and ECG measurement features in India via Samsung Health Monitor

An 11.67MB software update bearing firmware version R9xxFXXU1BWL1 has been released to the Galaxy Watch 5 series, and some users have started getting the update in India. It activates blood pressure and ECG measurement features in the smartwatches in the lineup. The Galaxy Watch 4 series is also getting a 517MB update with firmware version R8xxXXU1HWL1 in India, and it brings compatibility with the Samsung Health Monitor app, which means Galaxy Watch 4 series users in India can now measure blood press and ECG using their smartwatches.

However, note that the Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch 5 are not intended to be used as medical devices, as the accuracy of blood pressure and ECG will not have clinical-grade accuracy. Moreover, users need to calibrate their smartwatches with a proper blood pressure monitor to get closer to accurate readings.

With these updates, Samsung has finally activated blood pressure monitoring and ECG features on its existing smartwatches in India. A future update could extend this functionality to the Galaxy Watch 6 and the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic in the country.

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Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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First Samsung device: T100

Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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Galaxy Watch 4, Watch 5 get blood pressure and ECG features in India!

Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series get blood pressure and ECG measurement features in India via Samsung Health Monitor

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

[email protected]

First Samsung device: T100